El Porto Beach surf break

El Porto Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 01 May 2026 PDT
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El Porto Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Porto Beach sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today?

The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 9AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (01 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.5
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
SSW
16
0.6
W
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
69
37
28
18
28
17
28
28
28
28
17
13
13
25
103
51
25
25
25
39
55
54
54
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:30AM1.10m
9:43PM1.68m
11:10AM1.04m
10:07PM1.66m
11:53AM0.97m
10:34PM1.61m
Low Tide
4:15AM-0.15m
3:27PM0.48m
4:49AM-0.16m
3:49PM0.56m
5:24AM-0.14m
4:12PM0.64m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:03
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7:37
7:37
7:37
Temp °C
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
16
14
14
14
13
14
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
91
69
37
27
18
28
17
13
17
13
13
13
6
6
25
6
6
8
8
9
10
55
54
54
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
29
29
28
28
17
3
3
28
28
28
28
17
3
3
6
25
51
25
25
6
39
13
31
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
5
5
2
3
3
2
12
3
3
12
12
6
6
2
9
6
6
16
7
25
8
2
2
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
5
Energy kJ
16
9
13
13
8
103
21
13
25
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
11
59
110
27
19
27
0
0
178
467
110
36
27
13
91
0
195
142
61
110
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
4
1
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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